Filoxenia Hotel

Jakub Poreba

Amazing place to spend your holidays at! The food was just delicious and there was always something to choose from, so the dishes were not repeatable. You also have a chance to try different Greek dishes and desserts, which is great. There are plenty of different salads and vegetables, olives and cheese (with amazing feta). The pool bar is great, however drinks are rather basic and you have to pay for brand alcohol. The rooms are spacious, however they could use some renovation, but it's rather comfortable anyway. All rooms have pool view and a terrace, but the windows are blocking most of the noise coming from the outside, so you can still enjoy your siesta. Towels and linen are exchanged daily, so rooms are very clean. Even though we booked our stay through an agency and we didn't have AC included, the hotel provided free air-conditioning for everyone because of hot temperatures in summer (this was in early September). Obviously the hotel is far away from the beach, but there is a shuttle mini van that departs from the hotel. It runs only 4 times a day and I'd say it should be more frequent, but I spent most of the time at one of two swimming pools, cause I found it better than the beach (sea was rather dirty at the time). Mind you, there aren't many shops in the vicinity - the closest one would be an 8 minute walk and most restaurants in Tsilivi are 15 minutes on foot. You can go to Zakynthos town by public bus which costs 2 euros per person, but it doesn't depart from the bus stop right in front of the hotel entrance, so it was a bit misleading. The staff is always very kind, helpful and extremely chatty! I'd definitely recommend Filoxenia. It isn't a huge hotel, but for me it's a big asset. If you want to party, go to the beach often or travel with children and seek animations, I'd probably advise going somewhere else.

BEN PLATT

On arrival check in was easy and room was ready within the hour, The rooms are a bit dated but comfortable and very large with plenty of hanging and cupboard space for clothes etc. Coffee and Tea making facilities topped up every day. Cleaners did a lovely job room was spotless on our return in the evening. We only had breakfast and dinner which was fine and the nice thing the plates not huge so no overloading . All the staff were hard working and friendly and happy to help with questions. Pool areas plenty of sunbeds but as usual the early towels put down but a minor issue as always somewhere to sit. 15min walk into the resort which was full of bars and restaurants and lead down to the beach. All in all a lovely week at a good price , would return to this hotel.

Amy Buckley

We have had a lovely stay at this hotel. Our first time in Greece and we have experienced friendly people and a lovely atmosphere. One bar staff member in particular deserves a special mention as he was always so friendly and welcoming to everyone. My children nicknamed him 'boss man' because they thought he was so cool. the only thing that fell short was the entertainment, I think there could have been more on offer in the evenings.

Peter Jarvis

It was really welcoming, and we had a lovely holiday. The location is €15 for taxi to main town and this is really nice with all the boats and shops, places to eat etc. There are lots of local places to eat and drink walking distance 10 to 20min. Local beach is nice but can have alot of cigarette butts on floor etc. We went to banana beech this was lovely very clean and restaurant there was reasonably priced. The taxi from hotel cost €120 €60 each way. The hotel in my opinion does need updating the rooms are clean but very dated the showers are not that good either. The pool area is first come first served with sun bed, so you always have those families who wake up in the middle of the night and put there towels out and then turn up about 2pm. So it was difficult if this is what you were looking for. Some of the sun beds were really old plastic and you could tell. You felt like sometimes they were going to break on you so you try not to move. The snack bar was probably the worst I had and it only came out for about 1 hour per day. It was very slim pickings and im not fussy I eat anything. Lastly we booked a trip with the hotels exclusively boat trip guy and we waited outside for him for 1 hour 10 min and he didn't turn up and when we messaged him he just said sorry here is your refund. Basically he is a broker and we didn't know that, so he subs all the trip out including transfers etc, so it was just bound to go wrong. That was bad service and a waste of our time. When asked at the reception they just said it does happen but not for a while. You can make your own mind up. The staff were always very helpful. Maids were great .

Jordan Clarke

Filoxenia is the perfect hotel for families and couples alike. Located in Tsilivi, it's away from the party area of laganas. The hotel is close to a vehicle rental shop, allowing you access to the entire island. It's also approximately a 15 minute walk to the local shops/amenities. The hotel itself is brilliant, the staff are absolutely fantastic and the bartenders are a blast. The only downside was (not sure whether it's because I went toward the end of the season) but the entertainment was almost non-existent.